Improvement in velocipedes



' D. w. ATHERTON.

1 Velocipede.

No. 92,689. Patented July 20, 1869.

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dutrd' gitarre DANIEL dvv; ATHERTON; or DETROIT, MICHIGAN,

Letters .Patent No. 92,689, dated July 20, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN' VELOCIPEDES.

The Schedule referred, to Ain these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To whom it may concern:

Be it known that vI, DANIEL W. ATHERTON, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Velocipedes; and I do declare that the following is a true and accurate description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, and being a part of this` 'with a seat, for a second rider, set above the rear axle,

and an arrangement of cranks, pulleys, and belts, by means of whicl'rfthe secondl rider may aid in the propulsion ofthe vehicle; also, -in a mud-shield, secured over the iront wheel, to protect the limbs audcloth# ing of the rider who operates the foot-cranks; and in' a brake, by means of' which the progress of .the vehicle may be checked, when desired.

In the drawings- A represents an axle, to which are-secured the wheels B, slid axle rotating iu suitable boxes'fa., secured to and supporting the frame C, thefront end of which is secured to the circular or gooseneck-shaped reach b, which is provided with hollow standard, c.

D is a small smooth-faced wheel, lrigidly secured tov the axle, and is designed to check the progress ofthe vehicle, when the brake d, which is pivoted to one of the standards E, which sustains the seat e, is com-4 lpelled to impinge against it.

Any suitable springs may be interposed between the seat and its support.

F is a countershai't,.the ends of which are properly journalled to the frame C, and has secured to it a wideiaoed pulley, f, which communicates motion, by means of thc belt g, to the smaller pulley G,'which is rigidly secured to the centre of the-axle A.

ated by the rider .upon the seat e, and, by means of the beltj, giving motion to the pulleys j' and G, and belts j and g, and axlev A.

A brace, K, keeps the standards I in a vertical position.

A saddle, L, furnishes a suitable seat for the ri er who operates the foot-cranks.

This saddle is placed upon a spring, k, the front end of whichis properly/secured to the reach b, while its' rear, end is suspended between 4'the standards Z, the lower ends of which are secured to the front bar of the frame C.

'M is a wheel, rigidly secured toa short axle, which v is journalled to the lower eudsof the standards m.,

cach end of this axle being provided with the usual,

foot-cranks N.

The standards m are connected at top, and terminate in a round bar, which is sleeved within the hollow standard c, and, passing through the same, is provided with double guiding-lever, n.

O is a mud-shield, partially enclosing the rim of the wheel M, to protect the rider upon the saddle. 'This shield is secured iu place by being attached to the standards m., below the hollow standard c, at one end,

.and at the' other, by the braces o. P is a suitable step, to assistv the second rider to reach the seat e.

A cloublecurvedba1,p, secured to the front end of the reach b, aiiords a resting-place for the limbs ofthe occupant of the saddle, when desired.

The operation of this apparatus has been so fully described in the foregoing speciiication, that any further description thereof is deemed unnecessary.

What ll claim as myinventiou, and desire to secure` by Letters Patent, is-l The coinbinationof the axle A, wheels B and M, frame C, brake-wheel D, standards E, I, Z, and m., counter-shaft F, pulleys G, H, and f, cranks J, belts g and j, .boxes a, .reach b, hollow standard c, bralred,

seat e, crank-shaft h, saddle L, spring k, foot-cranks lWitnesses:

J as. I. DAY, H. F. Ennnrs. 

